Colonial Scholars Leadership Academy:
Providing Support and Mentoring for School Leaders


In today’s public schools, issues that range from disabilities compliance to standards-based testing, building safety to teacher effectiveness, converge at the door of the often-sole school principal. School leaders today need the guidance and experience of fellow school leaders as well as the exposure to the most current knowledge of effective leadership.

Lehigh University’s College of Education and Pennsylvania’s Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, a state-funded educational unit serving schools in Northampton, Monroe, and Pike Counties, launched a new initiative in the 2003-2004 academic year to help address the leadership needs of current school administrators – the Colonial Scholars Leadership Academy. This distinctive program currently provides support to 23 principals and assistant principals who fine-tune vital leadership skills through tailored professional development and the on-going support of trained mentors.

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